sheet music | 5 p. ; 35 cm. | "A little letter to father." "Mother has died in lonlieness and poverty. Write a letter to father, and send money for him to come to America. Alas, father is too il to be admitted here. He is permitted to see his son at the gate of Ellis Island, and then will be sent back to ...

sheet music | 8 p. ; 35 cm. | "Columbus, I have nothing against you." from "The power of nature." Libretto: Isidore Solotarefsky "America, land of freedom, I love you. Uncle Sam welcomes everyone, and Jews here are like other men. Columbus, you did a wonderful thing." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General). From the operetta "Die kraft fun natur" (General). ...

sheet music | 4 p. ; 35 cm. | Comic ballad about the problems with various boarders taken in to the household for the extra rent money: big eater; talkative writer; tailor with his sewing machine; fighting man and wife; gambling card player; actor always rehearsing; and finally, a handsome gigolo, who tries to steal away the wife. "Now, no more boarders!" Source: Heskes, ...

sheet music | 10 p. ; 35 cm. | "A little letter from Russia." "Before it's too late, help your parents to emigrate and join you here, or at least send back some money to help support them." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General). Sheet Music (Form).

sheet music | 6 p. ; 35 cm. | "With money, one must not be proud." "Do not be proud of wealth. Foruntes change, but ethical decency is constant. Money is only metal and paper. Therefore, do not let it harden your nature." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General). Sheet Music (Form).

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sheet music | 4 p. ; 35 cm. | "The little tree" "Our ancestors planted a tree of truth and knowledge. It then bloomed and bore sweet fruit, the Ten Commandments and Torah/Holy Writ. We nestled, like birds amoung broad leaves, within out Jewish traditions. Over the ages, though storms have beat against the great tree, it has remained steadfast, and ever with us ...

sheet music | 4 p. ; 35 cm. | "Since I cannot be a mother." "Beauty is found in your shining bright eyes." "My luck is asleep. I cannot have a child, nor have the joys of being a parent and grandparent. There is no remedy for my illness. The sun shines, but not for me." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. ...

sheet music | 6 p. ; 35 cm. | "Woe to you, child of poverty" from "Chantshe in America" Libretto: Nahum Rackow Performed by Bessie Thomashefsky "Slave of need, you must labor for bread from childood to death. All your life is a struggle to survive, a battle against poverty." Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950 (General). From the operetta "Chantshe in ...